# NTSB DEN66A0010: Hughes 269B, N9397F, Cody, WY, July 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1965
- Place: Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0501  65/7/14  NR.CODY WYO           HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N9397F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS MAKING UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT RANGER STATION TO REPORT FOREST FIRE. LANDING INTO SUN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9397F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9397F-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 84-0127, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9397F (4)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG04), Oct 26, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Girard, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD76FIG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG16), May 31, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Gaithersburgh, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD74DIG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIG19), Feb 13, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0034), Jan 26, 1968: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Sundance, WY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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